Director Steven Soderbergh is having trouble finding his man for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. First star George Clooney bowed out over concerns that the stunts might aggravate his spinal injury. Then both Matt Damon and Johnny Depp passed. It looked as if heâd finally zeroed in on his lead as he offered the part to Bradley Cooper, but a deal never finalized there. Now Deadline reports that Soderbergh is eyeing Channing Tatum for the lead. Itâs not incredibly out of left field, as Tatum recently starred in Soderberghâs Magic Mike, based on Tatumâs days as a male stripper. An offer hasnât been made yet, but if one does materialize Iâd be surprised if Tatum passed.Tatum isnât a bad choice, as heâs proved himself to be an adequate actor in his own right. Judging by the 21 Jump Street trailer, heâs got some comedy chops as well. Heâs currently in talks to play Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz in Bennett Millerâs drama Foxcatcher, and heâll next be seen in Soderberghâs Haywire which opens in January. Soderbergh plans to shoot The Man from U.N.C.L.E. next year before moving on to his Liberace biopic The Man Behind the Candelabra.